Ipyvolume
Learning and science
3d plotting library
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.32.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Fills a gap left by matplotlib for volume and surface plots
From 2 comments
Great stuff. The lack of surface and volume plotting was one of my perpetual gripes with matplotlib.
johnloeber on HNGreat stuff. Volume plots were one of few things from MATLAB that I missed.
dbcooper on HN
Real perspective projection is useful
From 1 comment
Alright - took a look at the docs and have a bit of feedback: 1. First off - great job! This kind of thing should be part of graphing libs to begin with (real perspective…
cr0sh on HN
More convenient than vtk and Mayavi
From 1 comment
Thank you for this! I currently use vtk and Mayavi, but this looks extremely convenient!
ylem on HN
Objections
Only orthographic projection in other libraries; no orthographic option here yet
From 1 comment
Alright - took a look at the docs and have a bit of feedback: 1. First off - great job! This kind of thing should be part of graphing libs to begin with (real perspective…
cr0sh on HN
Output is browser-bound with no real OpenGL support
From 1 comment
It can work without in the sense that you can export an html file and open that in the browser. But there is no 'real' OpenGL support (yet?). However, it's parent project vaex:…
maartenbreddels on HN
Requests
Export to other formats or models
From 1 comment
I don't have a way right now to try it out, but based on what I can see - it looks interesting and useful! Is there a way to look at the docs without installing the package?…
cr0sh on HN
Support for isosurfaces
From 1 comment
Any plans for isosurfaces?
julienchastang on HN
Gridlines, labels, legends and more plot types
From 1 comment
Alright - took a look at the docs and have a bit of feedback: 1. First off - great job! This kind of thing should be part of graphing libs to begin with (real perspective…
cr0sh on HN
Running outside the browser or in a Qt window
From 2 comments
Can this work without ipython (i.e. be embedded in a qt window)?
gjjrfcbugxbhf on HNI don't always want to work inside a browser...
gjjrfcbugxbhf on HN
Questions
Why not use plotly
From 1 comment
why not use plotly? More advanced tool and more aesthetically pleasing plots
madman2890 on HN
Is stereoscopic viewing possible without aids
From 1 comment
I made this with the the Google Cardboard in mind. So you are looking at stereoscopic rendering without aids? I had no idea that was even possible.
maartenbreddels on HN
Alternatives named
Mayavi
From 2 comments
Thank you for this! I currently use vtk and Mayavi, but this looks extremely convenient!
ylem on HNThanks. Mayavi was always an option. Except for the lack of Python 3 support. Anyway, more choice is better.
maartenbreddels on HN
vtk
From 1 comment
Thank you for this! I currently use vtk and Mayavi, but this looks extremely convenient!
ylem on HN
plotly
From 1 comment
why not use plotly? More advanced tool and more aesthetically pleasing plots
madman2890 on HN
matplotlib mplot3d
From 1 comment
Alright - took a look at the docs and have a bit of feedback: 1. First off - great job! This kind of thing should be part of graphing libs to begin with (real perspective…
cr0sh on HN